[6][7][8] In June 2015, she was named as one of Australia's touring party for the 2015 Women's Ashes in England, as a Test and ODI specialist who was not expected to play in the T20 internationals.

[17][18] She returned to the Australian squad, after taking a five-month break from the game dealing with a mental health issue.

Her third ODI century was reached during Australia's opening match of the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup; the other three were scored in bilateral series.

[24] At the time of her retirement as a player for Western Australia in 2021, Bolton made a conscious decision to avoid becoming a cricket coach immediately.

After considering the invitation, and joining in South Australia's training and planning sessions while the team was in Perth in January 2023, Bolton decided to take on the role.

Kaur later told ESPNcricinfo: "After a point, Bolton realised I couldn't cook (laughs), so she taught me a few egg dishes.